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*CLoT Club Participation Event
2016Upcoming
Events
2016 Legends Cruise
New Englandin the Fall
Three week 4,000-5,000 mile cruise to New Eng-land in mid-late Sept. Planning process will develop a trip outline that is flexible. Contact Bill Tichy (972) 650-8007 or [email protected] in February Newsletter.
May 7 Seniors in Motion Car Show Flower Mound, TX Registration: $15 11am-1pm Show: Noon-3pm Flower Mound Senior Center, 2701 W. Windsor Dr., Flower Mound. Just west of Long Prairie Rd (FM 2499)
May 7 Cruisin 4 a Cause Stonebridge Methodist Church McKinney, TX 8am-Noon, 1800 S. Stonebridge Drive. 8am-Noon. No entry fee, but donations greatly appreciated 100% benefits Family Promise of Collin Co.
May 7 NCRS Texas Chapter Meet Benbrook, TX 9am-3pm at Dave and Chuck Anderson’s shop, Automotive Performance Unlimited, 7341-B West Vickery Blvd., Benbrook, TX 76116 (817)763-8115. Full info: www.ncrstexas.org
*May 14 Legends Club Meeting Outback Steak House 11:00 AM 1509 N. Central Expwy, Plano (972) 392-4600 (West side of US 75 between 15th & 16th St.) Program: Steve Sharp, of Sharp Auto Shields gives a demo of Paint Protection film (Clear Bra).
May 20-22 Lone Star Corvette Classic Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth, TX Full Info: www.LoneStarCorvetteClub.com/Classic Fri.–Autocross, Total Driving Experi-ence seminars to help you gain Road Course knowledge for Sunday’s Track Day, and Museum Tours. 6:00 PM Friday Cruise & BBQ Dinner, old fashioned “DRIVE-IN MOVIE” on “Big Hoss” at the TMS Infield. Sat.–Show N Shine Car Show-the Top 50 cars in each Division – Member and Non-Member. Judged Car Show classes by experienced LSCC Club members (not NCRS level) who are looking primarily for cleanliness. Both Member and Non-Member Best of Show awards, Judges Choice Award and Specialty Awards. Speedway tours, vendors. Wil Cooksey, former Corvette Plant Manager is scheduled to attend plus other special guests. Sat. Evening: Happy Hour and plated dinner at the Marriott. Live Auction, Awards the Main Ballroom, Poker setup in the Hallway, Silent Auction until 9:30 PM in meeting rooms, Cash Bar Sun.–Track Day, Laps around the TMS Oval Track, Road Course and “Golf Cart Derby.”
*May 22 Legends Brunch Jake’s Uptown, 6195 W Main, Frisco, TX 9:30 AMJune 2-4 Big Cypress Corvette Weekend Jefferson, TX Thurs. 3PM Cruise & Photo op with Classic Aircraft, Fri. 1PM Fuel Economy Run,6PM Parade of Corvettes in Jefferson, 6:30 PM Evening Social, Sat. 8AM Show and Shine, NOON Lunch1PM Auction, 2PM Awards Presentation, 6PM Crawfish Boil and live music. Pre-reg $50, at show $60(includes 2 tickets to Fri. social and Sat. lunch) E-Mail: [email protected]
June 3-4 Rt. 66 Corvette Roundup Hafer Park Edmond, OK Friday seminar, lunch cruise to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and evening recep-tion with chili dinner plus three Awards: Club Participation, Longest Distance Traveled and Oldest Cor-vette, based on pre-registration. Saturday Corvette Car Show with Concours Classes, Guest Only and Host Club Only Show & Shine Classes. More info at: www.centralokcorvetteclub.org/roundup.htm
June 3-5 Corvettes Cruisin’ Galveston Galveston, TX Register by phone (800-829-6434) or online www.corvettescruisingalveston.comFri, 11am-8pm Registration: at Moody Gardens and “Strand Poker Run.” winner $300, runner up $200.Saturday, 10am-3pm (gates open 8 am) Grand Corvette Show on The Historical Strand District Judging 11am The judges will be a mix of Corvette experts, local celebrities and city officials. Awards Dinner 7-11pm Moody Gardens Convention Center. 50/50 drawing and silent auction. Sunday, 8am staging for Cruise to Surfside Beach.
June 5 Autos in the Park Cooper Aerobics, 12200 Preston Rd Dallas, TX 10am-3pm, Solid Axle Corvette Club is inviting all 53-62 Corvettes to display together and will be having a meeting of the Red River Chapter of the club during the show. For details on showing a solid axle contact Tom Lainson at 214-862-3555 or [email protected], or just come on by, visit and enjoy a wonderful assortment of American and Foreign collector cars. Later model Vette owners are welcome to enter the show also.
*June 11 Legends Club Meeting BJ’s Brewhouse Addison, TX Please park in the back of the restaurant. 4901 Belt Line Rd., Dallas, 972-392-4600Program: Patriot Paws will demonstrate and tell about their organization and accept our donation earned at the Charity Auction.
June 11 NCCO Corvette Show Grand Casino Shawnee, OKJune 11-17 Hot Rod Power Tour Gonzales, LA-Kansas City, KS Via Baytown, TX, Austin, TX, Traders’ Village Grand Prairie, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Wichita, KS
*June 18 Legends Brunch 9:30 AMJune 23-25 Bloomington Gold Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, INSept 9-11 Vettes and Jets on the Lex 2016 Corpus Christi, TX Registration opened April 1 and all 400 spaces are taken. They are keeping a list of late entries as alternates when anyone cancels. Full Info: www.vettesandjets.org
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701 Shepherd Drive, Suite 108, Garland, Texas 75042(972) 494-6900
Open Monday-Friday 6:00 to 4:00
Open Saturday 8:00 to 12:00
DMSCorvette Shop.com
ASE Master Certified
25+ Years Experience
Specializing in Repair & Restoration
Register by phone (800-829-6434) or online www.corvettescruisingalveston.com
Fri, 11am-8pm Registration: at Moody Gardens and “Strand Poker Run.” winner $300, runner up $200.Saturday, 10am-3pm (gates open 8 am) Grand Corvette Show on The Historical Strand District Judging 11am The judges will be a mix of Corvette experts, local celebrities and city officials. Awards Dinner 7-11pm Moody Gardens Convention Center. 50/50 drawing and silent auction. Sunday, 8am staging for Cruise to Surfside Beach.
June 3-5, 2016
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Ken Dobbs’ 1963 Silver Coupe-1st Place 53-82 Corvette
Don Sebert’s 1961 Black/Silver Roadster-2nd Place 53-82 Corvette George Skidmore’s 1954 White Convertible
John Spencer’s 1954 Red Convertible
Birthdays for May
Legends members get fleet pricing on parts at Huffines Chevrolet
in Lewisville Batteries Plus+ Discount
Get the commercial price on any batteries and home, commercial or auto light bulbs at the Lewisville or Den-
ton locations by asking for the “Corvette Legends” discount.
If your business needs batteries, contact Tom Atchison 214-215-1948 for a personal quote.
Membership Information:Coordinated by Tom Lainson (see above)
$35 for annual membershipDues are paid annually at a meeting or mailed to:
Club Mailing Address:Corvette Legends of Texas
P.O. Box 260316Plano, TX 75026-0316
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OFFICERSPresident:............................................ Sam Deneault .................... [email protected] ............................................(972) 530-8017VP of Operations: ............................... Joel Joseph ....................... [email protected] .................................................(972) 727-6833VP of Special Events: .......................... Jerry Echols ....................... [email protected] ..............................................(214) 435-3753Secretary: ............................................ Linda Deneault .................. [email protected] .....................(972) 530-8017Treasurer: ............................................ Roger Berry ....................... ...................................................................................(972) 386-6224
DIRECTORSDirector of Communications: ............... John Zachary ..................... [email protected] ................................................(214) 707-2265Weekend Wrench Coordinator: ........... Ken Dobbs [email protected] ..........H-(972) 423-3732 C-(972) 896-4611Membership Coordinator: ................... Tom Lainson ...................... [email protected] ...........................................(214) 862-3555Newsletter Coordinator: ....................... Diane Preston .................... [email protected] .................................(405) 615-3856
Legends Ledger Newsletter: Published monthly. Send submissions to [email protected] Submission deadline is the 20th of the month.
Club Web Site:Coordinated by John Zachary (see above)
http://www.vettelegends.comSend submissions to John at: [email protected]
Meeting Speakers:If you have a recommendation for a guest speaker to address the club
at one of our meetings, please contact a club officer.
Are you getting club e-mails?If you’re not, please contact
John Zachary at [email protected]
Legends Brunch-9:30 amSunday, May 22, at
Jake’s Uptown6195 W. Main St., Frisco, TX 75034
(214) 705-1770 (Across from FC Dallas Soccer Stadium.
Exit Dallas North Tollway @ East on Main St.)
May Meeting11 am-Saturday, May 14
Outback Steakhouse1509 N. Central Expressway, Plano (972) 392-4600
(West side of US 75 between 15th & 16th St.) Program: Steve Sharp owner of Sharp Auto Shields.
They install Paint Protection Film (Clear Bra) on cars and motor-cycles. They have used and tested all the paint protection films on the market and only use the one that ensures the cleanest
install and highest protection. The product is a 8 mils plastic film that protects from rock chips, swirl marks, and scratches.
John Spencer’s 1954 Red Convertible
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Patriot Paws Charity AuctionApril 9, 2016
In continued support of the Patriot Paws organization, Corvette Legends of Texas held their 4th Annual Auction at Casa Del Rio in Allen, TX. It was led once again, by Susan Joseph and Joel Joseph. This year’s auction was the best yet, with a large group in attendance, and almost 90 items donated for the auction. It was a day packed full of some very different items. Our own Auctioneer, Dan Jacobs, lead the way with his skills and energy. Many thanks to Dan as we couldn’t have done it without you. Donations consisted of Gift Cards from Corvette World of Dallas, Starbuck Coffee Gift bag, Service Dis-count coupons from Corvette Corners, DMS Corvettes, Diagnostic Analysis from Carr’s Corvette, Rangers Base-ball Tickets, Swimming Pool Care and Fun Package, Tools, Corvette Art Deco, Harley Davidson Riding Jacket, Harley Davidson Art Deco Wall Shelf, Egyptian Paintings, Christmas Story Leg Lamp “A Major Award”, handmade Baby Birth Day Keepsake Pillows, a variety of Corvette Glasses, and many, many more items. There was a little something for everyone. Everyone seemed to have a great time, and the club as a whole, showed their support to the Auction. With everything being sold by the end of the Auction, people
Auctioneer, Dan Jacobs (right) running the auction with help from Bill Preston (left) and Don Sebertwent an extra step and added more cash to their totals. With the preliminary results in, this year the club has raised around $3,000 from the auction. In addition, Bill Preston led and challenged others who collected ad-ditional cash donations of almost another $1,000 from various other events (Ft Worth Car Show, Dallas New Car Show, Pate Swap meet, etc). Hats off to Bill for all the hard work to make this year’s fund raising, the Clubs largest yet. Many thanks to all the Club members who really stepped up and showed that we can make a difference when we join together in support of an organization like the Patriot Paws. We just can’t thank everyone enough for all the support and donations that made this year’s Auction a huge success. Don’t forget to come out to the June 11 meeting at B.J’s Roadhouse and Brewery in Addison, where we will present our final donation to Patriot Paws. Representa-tives will be there to tell us more about Patriot Paws and do a demonstration with one of their Service Dogs.Editor’s Note: Susan and Joel Joseph put an amazing amount of work into organizing the auction again this year. They even brought their kids to run the computer and logging system that Joel had worked out and put on the Cloud so that members could check out faster, and even during the auction if desired.
by Susan & Joel Joseph photos by George Skidmore & Diane Preston
Susan Joseph arranges and tags items. Joseph’s son Philip, daughter Jennifer, and James Lyall help Susan with all of the organization.
Joel Joseph (center) issues bidders’ paddles to Mike D’Uva and Kevin Shedden
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Attention Lady Legends!We can now order “Lady Legends”
iron-ons for Shirts,Jackets and Hats.The iron-ons come in a variety of sparkly colors: multi-color, silver, plati-num, navy, blue, red,
green, peach, gold, hot pink, pink, black, and
white. Didn’t list a color you
want? Just ask.
The cost is $5 per iron-on. For $1 more you can supply a shirt or other item and our supplier will professionally heat press the logo on for you. If you would like her to press the logo on your item for you, please put the item/items and payment in a ziplock bag, labeled with your name and logo color choice for each item. Bring it to a meeting and Sue will have it back to you at the next meeting or ar-rangements can be made to get it sooner. Sue will start taking orders after January 1. You can order at any meeting or call Sue Joseph, Lady Legends Coordinator: 972-727-6833 or email [email protected]
Women’s Shirts-Cotton Short Sleeve Polo-Long Sleeve Oxford-Long Sleeve Twill Dress-Long Sleeve Heavy Denim
Hats -5-panel, mesh back, plastic snap closure-6-panel, self- fabric closure
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to your next club meeting or just to show your love for the car.
***Orders placed before the 25th of every month will be available for pickup at the following month’s meeting.***
Price includes Corvette Legends embroidered logo on upper left chest.Add your first name to upper right chest for $5.00 extra.
If there are any questions about an item, call Embroidery King at (972) 317-1686, Address: 1297 FM 407 Suite 302A, Lewisville, TX 75077
Club Shirts & Hats
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Kathy & Ken Weller visit with Roger Berry.Don & Martha Pinson, Cynthia & Bruce Nutt and Anne & David Sandfort
Ken Dobbs, guest Ed Atchley and Jo Ann & Lee Brumit
Vic Pacheco arrives with empty hands and full pockets. He ends up with a cool helicopter, coffee cups and empty pockets. George Steinborn shops.
Joseph’s 1971 Blue Coupe
Sherri Demmel (left) examines hand crocheted afghan that Sharon Conde (right) donated to the auction.
Carl Johanson, Kathy Weller and Esther Towles visit.
Irene & Randy Cleaver and their boys enjoy
the Mexican food.
Bob & Sherri Demmel and Ron & Pat Cople
John Zachary, Jerry Echols and Alan Weintraub greet members and guests outside Cafe Del Rio
Bob Demmel boldlycarries in his donation of a replica of the “Leg Lamp” from the movie “Christmas Story”. Would anyone REALLY want that? Yes! Rob McEnroe wanted it to replace the smaller one that he and Jo have at home.
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Several of us stayed at the old original Arlington Hotel, which is the only hotel to have the hot spring coming directly into it. Its overly large wrap-around porch is a really great place to grab a table and watch the world go by, while having an adult beverage, or a nice glass tea if you must. It sits on the main drag through Hot Springs and the road is always full of Corvettes. The weekend events included a parade through town and the immediate area on Friday evening end-ing with dinner at a local restaurant. Saturday was the car show with 238 Vettes of all generations packed into the Convention Center Arena. Ken Dobbs, Jerry Echols and I entered our cars where Ken took a well-deserved Best of Show, out of all those great cars, with his magnificent silver 63 split-window. Ken’s car will be on display at the show arena next year in a place of honor all by itself. That makes two legends who have taken that hard-to-get award, as Gerry Boren did it also with his white 1960 a few years back. First timers, Al and Mary Anne Lisbona, were ev-erywhere with their GoPro 4 helmet camera and they got some great footage of the drive over the Talimena and at the show. Don’t look up, candid camera is watching!! Put that thing down Lisbona. Al posted his video coverage of the trip on the Corvette Legends Facebook page. We also took a tour boat, the Belle, for a two-hour cruise of Lake Hamilton, which has some 700 miles of shoreline and impressive waterfront homes. We closed the trip with a round of congratulations for Ken and Linda’s Best of Show win at the Fisherman’s Wharf Saturday night, then home on Sunday morning. The weather could not have been better, as we hit the window after the big storms rolled through our part of the country and all had a really good time.Another good Legends outing. Wishing you were there... NEXT YEAR!
Legends at Hot Springs by Tom Lainson
photos by Ken & Linda Dobbs,
Jerry Echols, Al Lisbona, Tom & Cathy Hubbert
Thursday, April 21 we delayed our departure from our meeting place in McKinney by an hour to let the last of the storm clear the area and took off. We headed for Paris, Texas for a pit stop then on into Oklahoma. This route takes us through Hugo, Antlers (birthplace of the infamous Jerry Echols) and on up route 271 on a nicely winding scenic highway into Talihina, Oklahoma. It is the kickoff point for the Talimena Scenic Highway over the ridge tops of the Kiamichi Mountains into Arkansas. Talihina is also the home of Pam’s Hateful Hussy Diner, where you’re likely to see anyone from anywhere halving lunch. Side note: Carl Johanson, Pam wanted to know something about a hand in a sack, and said to say, “Hey.” Ask Mary Anne Lisbona about her picture with the two local residents on the bench outside Pam’s place. As usual, we pulled into the Panorama Overlook on the Scenc Highway, where you can see one heck of a long way in every direction, a nice stop after the winding up and down drive to get there. We came down off the ridge into Mena Arkansas and on into Hot Springs, ar-riving in time for registration for the Corvette events and happy hour.
The “Scenic” group at Pam’s Hateful Hussy Diner in Talihena Echols, Lisbonas, Entrekins and Lainsons setting out on the “Belle”.
from Ken Dobbs’ perspective: Linda and I left out Thursday morning, pulling the trailer up I-30. Tom, Sandy and the rest of the Legends crew went north up through Oklahoma and down through Mena, Ar-kansas via the scenic route to Hot Springs. After everybody signed in, we went to the Brick House for dinner which was a lot of fun. Friday afternoon was the big parade thru town and out to a highschool for dinner. Linda counted 236 Vettes in the parade as we watched it leave. Linda and I went shoe shopping, bought Subway and went to Lake Katherine, which was very pretty. Linda found out why you do not feed the geese !!! Tom, our tour guide, called and said instead of going with the 236 Corvettes in the parade to eat Mexican food at the high school, we would go to the Copper Penny for din-ner. SOOOO he left the parade and cut thru a McDonald’s to come back into town and 112 vettes followed him thru McDonald’s At the Saturday car show we set up our cars, Lunch was furnished, chicken, fish, fries, beans, hush puppies, fried pies, tea and lemonade. Really good vittles. Every one was stuffed. Show was great. Lots of really nice cars and people and of course, Corvette Legend brought home the Gold! Tom Lainson won a class award in C-1 also Best Interior, Jerry Echols won a sponsor award and Tom also got a sponsor award, I had won first place in C-2 several years in a row, but not this time, which was OK. There were some really nice cars in my class, so I got a class award. Then they called out the Best of Show Ken Dobbs and his 63 Split Window!! I nearly died. I was truly honored with this award in this company. Legends on this trip:Tom & Mary Jean Entrekin, Jerry & Barb Echols, Ken & Linda Dobbs, Al & Mary Anne Lisbona, Tom & Sandy Lainson, Tom & Cathy Hubbert Carl Johanson and Esther Towles were scheduled to go, however severe damage to their homes, business and cars from the very destructive hail storm that hit Wylie forced them to stay and take care of business there.
7Jerry Echols tries to latch on to Ken Dobbs’ trophy... AGAIN!!! Barb & Jerry Echols and Cathy & Tom Hubbert at the Hateful Hussy.
Hubbert’s 1962 getting in line for the Corvette Parade Friday afternoon.
Lainsons, Echols and Ken Dobbs display all the Awards and Trophies
The end of the weekend at Fisherman’s Wharf